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Europe now has a new unified standard for hollow bar, EN 10 294-1, which replaces the host of older, national standards, reports Ovako Steel Co., Sweden. Among other things, this means simpler hollow bar purchases, since it will be easier to make comparisons and choose the right supplier when all requirements are united under a single standard. According to Ovako, the demands now imposed are in many ways identical to those it has been meeting since the 1980s.

For example, the new standard EN 10 294-1 has stricter product specifications and a clear dimension series based on guaranteed finished sizes. This clarity, and the fact that there is now only one standard, makes life easier both for the buyer of hollow bar and the supplier. …

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